Author Archives: The Hook

About The Hook

Husband. Father. Bellman. Author of The Bellman Chronicles. Reader of comic books and observer and chronicler of the human condition. And to my wife's eternal dismay, a mere mortal and non-vampire. I'm often told I look like your uncle, cousin, etc. If I wore a hat, I'd hang it on a hat rack in my home in Niagara Falls, Canada. You can call me The Hook, everyone else does.

The “Frozen Falls” And… Well, Read On…

Posted on 2015/02/28

For the 80th time… FAMILY OF SEVEN:  (In a collective screaming voice.)  WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE FALLS AREN’T FROZEN OVER?  THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE! ME:  (Sighing heavily.)  Even if the surface water freezes, the water below it never stops … Continue reading →

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Ten Reasons Breakfast Television Should Include Niagara Falls.

Posted on 2015/02/21

So our good friend, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, has proposed a new morning show feature on Toronto’s Breakfast Television: Live weekly hits from Niagara Falls.  Anyone out there wondering how yours truly feels about that? Anyone? Bueller? Now that … Continue reading →

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Ten Things You May Have Forgotten About Steve Guttenberg.

Posted on 2015/02/19

Aw, who are we trying to kid? Our society is all about short-term gratification; you’d forget your family, your youth and even the need to eat and defecate if it wasn’t for the fact you discuss those very things all … Continue reading →

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Rooms 4054 – 4056: Everybody Hates Eddie

Posted on 2015/02/16

It’s a Murdoch Mysteries Monday. A Gotham Monday. Family Day in Ontario. President’s Day in the United States. The day after the star-studded 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Heck, for all I know, it’s National Hug a Hedgehog Day, … Continue reading →

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The Huffington Post Canada Hates Me.

Posted on 2015/02/14

(It’s not really a title. Just a statement of fact.) How about… “The Most Anti-Valentine’s Day Post Ever”? No? Well that’s all I have. Let’s get this sucker started, shall we? It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day… It’s … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Through The Hook’s Eyes.

Posted on 2015/02/12

So they tell me something called “Valentine’s Day” is around the corner. Personally, I’ve always assumed this “holiday” was an urban legend like the female orgasm or a period in human history without the deliciously horrific taint of the Kardashians. … Continue reading →

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Not Your Average Valentine’s Day Post…

Posted on 2015/02/07

So Valentine’s Day is around the corner and blogging social convention dictates I share my infinite wisdom concerning love and romance (the wife is shuddering right now like a Jedi who feels a disturbance in the Force), but there is … Continue reading →

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